Kezay Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I'm curious if it would even be possible for some devs out there to try to remake or at least port over some of the titles that were on the Wii Shop Channel. Despite being loaded with quite a bit of junk there was a respectable number of gems that came through on the Wii despite the baby steps that were being taken with it having an online storefront. In particular, it's probably games like the Rebirth series from Konami that I'd like the most since I didn't get around to playing those but there are others like Blaster Master Overdrive, FF:CC My Life as King/A Dark Lord, Art Style series, the original series of Bit.Trip games, Lost Winds and many others. Granted, this is just the risk taken with digital storefronts as they'll shut down in due time but if possible there just seems to be a good opportunity to reintroduce some of those titles thanks to how ubiquitous digital storefronts are now on every gaming platform. Quote Link to comment
purple_beard Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Bomberman Blast was so good. Excitebike World Rally was so good. Cue Sports could work on Switch with the Joycons. Edited March 3, 2019 by purple_beard Kezay 1 Quote Link to comment
Eliwood8 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I imagine some titles would need a bit of an overhaul, either for SD graphics or focus on Wiimote controls, but it would be good to see some of the Wiiware exclusives moved to another platform. Quote Link to comment
Laclipsey Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 It's criminal that there is now no legal way to play the original Sin & Punishment unless you bought it on Wiiware, especially considering how unintuitive the control scheme is on a Classic Controller. It would work so well with gyro aiming. Quote Link to comment
Art_de_Cat Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I would like the art style games to return. And new art style games to be made. Orbient and Cubello...... alienboyva 1 Quote Link to comment
April Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 reminder that it's not unethical to download a game that nintendo refuses to make available Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Laclipsey said: It's criminal that there is now no legal way to play the original Sin & Punishment unless you bought it on Wiiware, especially considering how unintuitive the control scheme is on a Classic Controller. It would work so well with gyro aiming. S&P is still on the Wii U eShop. Quote Link to comment
Laclipsey Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Tyranogre said: S&P is still on the Wii U eShop. Is it? I didn't know they brought it over. That's good news. Still, there's a lot of gaming history that's just gone now. At least we have the PS4 port of Rondo of Blood. Quote Link to comment
Chrom Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 LostWinds 1 and 2 actually got iOS and PC releases a few years ago so the idea isn't unheard of. It's really just up to the developer or publisher to make it happen, which unfortunately isn't that often. Kezay 1 Quote Link to comment
avalonknight Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The original six Bit.Trip series has gotten physical compiled release on 3DS and Wii, and various ports over to the PS4 and Steam. With Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles upcoming HD ports, I wouldn't be surprised if they were to release HD ports of the "My Life as a..." subseries. Kezay 1 Quote Link to comment
Shadow118 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I wouldn’t mind this - not many titles come to mind since it’s been quite awhile since I’ve browsed it The good ones at least - I think we can do without the mediocre or trash shovelware titles, tbh I honestly can’t remember what I have on the Wii outside of Fluidity... I think that’s what it was called? That at would be nice to bring over.. I don’t think I ever finished it anyway, so... Though I don’t think I actually ended up buying too many things from the Wii Shop Channel, so I doubt I have that much anyway Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 1:53 AM, Eliwood8 said: I imagine some titles would need a bit of an overhaul, either for SD graphics or focus on Wiimote controls, but it would be good to see some of the Wiiware exclusives moved to another platform. Most likely that would be a big barrier as well depending on the game. That and a lot of the development tools that today's indies have sort of gravitated toward might make porting some of those games to newer platforms a lot harder too. On 3/3/2019 at 3:49 PM, Chrom said: LostWinds 1 and 2 actually got iOS and PC releases a few years ago so the idea isn't unheard of. It's really just up to the developer or publisher to make it happen, which unfortunately isn't that often. It's a shame too because many of the developers behind a lot of those titles are still around so it's not even a case of them closing up shop. But at the same time there are many who no longer are in business or have since moved on from their humble beginnings. Quote Link to comment
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